Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-09

shutters and doors. had been wasted.
DR.. Blaisdell was just loading again.
when he heard his name called by
Mabel Going into the other room, he
found the girl supporting her father.
out of whose breast the deep red tide
flowing from bullet hole showed hat
the old man had not long to live.
!'Guess I'm beyond patching this
Rtifne. Doc.," said the old man, with a
grim smile, as Blaisdell knelt do Hn be-
side him. The roofs on fire. an
It's 's<h time to quit. Mabel knows
the tr4p-door. Take care Of her. She 5
rich. She knows where it's hid.
Swear van will tase care of her." re-
peated tIhsh wing han, with startling
emphasis. as he seized the young
man arm.
mabel will be my wife. please God,
if we get out of this alive"
The old man smiled. looked at his
daughter 18th intense affection. and
sank back dead.
Carefully examining the body for a
moment. Blaisdell rose, and lifting the
weeping girl. said: Its all over, Ma
bel. Giving her 4 moment or two
for her sorrow, he asked:
Where is the trap he spoke OFF,"
Mabel sank on her knees beside the
body, and kissed her fathers dead
face passionately. Then rising. she
took her lovers hand and led him into
her fathers room. Opening a cupboard.
she showed him trap-door. which.
when he had raisid it. was seen to GOV.
er tunnel. Descending into this by a
ladder. and shutting the trap after
them, the two made their way along
the tunnel until they reached what
seemed to be the foot of cleft in the
rock. Here was ladder up which
the girl 81 mbed. followed b. the doc
tor. Reach NJ the top of it. they found
another rest NJ on a little shelf of rock.
Up this and two others they went, to
emerge at the top of the bluff
He dug the tunnel and put the lad.
ders in long ago" said Mabel. with q
sob
Blaisdell kissed her. and led her to
the corral before them, where were
the three animals Old Sam had placed
there the evening before.
Mounting Mabel upon one of them.
Blaisdell got on the other, and direct
ell their way along the mountain trail.
They did not talk much. although a
word now and then showed her how
much his sympathies were excited.
The next day they reached Prescott,
where they were married.
Some four months afterwards-the
Indian raid having been put to an end
to by thei troops-Mabel said to her
husband:
viii, why don't you go and get the
dust?"
what dust, sweet one?'
"Why father had a lot of gold dust
hidden in the tunnel. He used to get
it up the canon"
How much of it is there. Mabel?"
Il don't know, dear; but think we
had better go and see.''
When thew arrived at the old house,
or rather, its ruins, Blaisdell found
that to get into the tunnel there was a
great deal of stuff to be cleared away.
Succ eeding at last. he and his wife de-
scended the ladder. and about half way
came to a stone, which she told him to
raise up. Under it there was lot of
bags filed with gold dust. Blasdell was
amazed at the amount. and Mabel her.
self said she HAD no idea there was so
much. When carried to Prescott the
dust was found to be worth over $50, =
900.
when your father said to me:
She's rich, Mabel. | thought he meant
you were 4 treasure in yourself.
Are you sorry to lind l was IN
heiress, WHIP
mo, am not. Moneys always
good. if it's got honestly"
Which is worth the most the
money or me, WHIP" said Mrs Biais-
dell. with happy smile.
'Do you suppose | am going to fiat
ter your vanity by answering that ques-
toin?' said her husband, as he kissed
her. You are getting to vain now. !"